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Firefox needs a 180° turn to full privacy out of the box.
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this post was submitted on 07 Nov 2023
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Mozilla needs funding. By taking money from Google and DuckDuckGo specifically for search it allows Firefox to remain independent and the software it produces is underpins lots of other even more independent privacy respecting software.
The eco system around Firefox needs Firefox to survive. Unless a better funding source comes along Firefox would be in jeopardy. Having. Said that Thunderbird has been successfully turned around due to a well run community pursuing donations and volunteers.
It would also be good if countries stumped up some of the funding Mozilla and other crucial open source projects like Linux need, to maintain a strong software ecosystem. Similar to how many European countries fund national broadcasters to maintain media diversity.
this is the (un)fortunate reality.
unfortunate in that keeping a modern browser up to date is a serious task when you need to compete with the agenda and scale of google etc
fortunate in that its a relatively simple solution, the community needs to fund the software.
its tough though as i can imagine if they pulled the kind of popup shit wikipedia does, it will just drive people away. what people don't realise ofc is that with chrome you are paying for it (with your data), but for some reason they're not viewed in the equivalent light.
Most people still don't understand how paying with their data affects things. Even "fuck the govt they're tracking us" types don't care that....... They're literally doing exactly that.
Nobody wants to listen to us and call us crazy until Google decides one day after you move that they don't like your new wifi and permanently lock you out even though you still know your password.
Until people are willing to give up convenience for privacy, we're stuck with these financial models unfortunately.